Separately managed accounts (SMAs)

Separately managed accounts (SMAs)

SMAs provide clients with many benefits relative to mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs)

Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) is a global asset manager providing a diverse range of investment solutions including: Credit, Equities and Multi-asset, Real Assets, and Real Estate.

  • Nearly 30 years of offering professionally managed active retail SMA strategies
  • Dedicated SMA trading and account services team utilizing industry-leading technology
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Lower costs

Management fees are often lower than those of equivalent mutual funds and can be negotiable for large client relationships.

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Greater tax efficiency

Clients own the underlying securities, allowing them to implement tax-loss harvesting strategies, mitigate capital gains recognition, and transfer securities in kind.

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Ability to customize

Investors can tailor the investments in their account to reflect their own unique investment objectives and constraints.

Our equities business operates as a collection of autonomous boutiques, allowing investment teams to focus on effectively implementing their investment processes.

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Autonomy

Independent teams, supported by a central platform, operating with a singular focus on achieving client objectives.

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Expertise

Deep industry and company knowledge and experience to inform investment decisions.

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Conviction

Research-driven active managers seeking to deliver differentiated portfolios.

Our Credit division is a global credit platform offering focused expertise and solutions across the liquidity, risk, and return spectrums.

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Deep client partnerships

An industry-leading team with a focus on tailored outcomes and excellence in client service.

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Disciplined investment approach

Robust processes underpinned by in-depth fundamental research, detailed due diligence, and a focus on risk management.

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Differenciated global insights

Genuine collaboration across the global platform and access to broader Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) expertise, empowering our teams to make superior decisions for our clients.

Customized solutions

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Exclude securities, maintain exposures, or establish minimum/maximum thresholds based on:

  • Issuer
  • Sector/industry
  • Region
  • Security type
  • Fixed income credit ratings

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On or about December 31, 2024, our suite of US investment solutions including mutual funds, separately managed accounts, Premier Models, and collective investment trusts, will be renamed Macquarie.

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MIMBT Form CRS
Form CRS provides information concerning the services offered by Delaware Capital Management (DCM), describes associated fees and costs, and conflicts of interest that might affect DCM.

Investing involves risks, including the possible loss of principal.

Carefully consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risk factors, charges, and expenses before investing. This and other information can be found in the Fund’s prospectus and its summary prospectus, which may be obtained by visiting delawarefunds.com/literature or calling 877 693-3546. Investors should read the prospectus and the summary prospectus carefully before investing.

The information in this document is not, and should not be construed as, an advertisement, an invitation, an offer, a solicitation of an offer or a recommendation to participate in any investment strategy or take any other action, including to buy or sell any product or security or offer any banking or financial service or facility in any jurisdiction where it would be unlawful to do so. This document has been prepared without taking into account any person's objectives, financial situation or needs. Recipients should not construe the contents of this document as financial, investment or other advice. It should not be relied on in making any investment decision.

Recipients should not construe the contents of this presentation as tax advice. Macquarie Asset Management is not in the business of providing tax services.

Fixed income securities and bond funds can lose value, and investors can lose principal, as interest rates rise. They also may be affected by economic conditions that hinder an issuer’s ability to make interest and principal payments on its debt.

Investments in small and/or medium-sized companies typically exhibit greater risk and higher volatility than larger, more established companies.

Because the strategy expects to hold a concentrated portfolio of a limited number of securities, the strategy’s risk is increased because each investment will have a greater effect on the strategy’s overall performance. Diversification may not protect against market risk.

Duration measures a bond’s sensitivity to interest rates, by indicating the approximate percentage of change in a bond or bond fund’s price given a 1% change in interest rates. Duration number will change as market conditions change. Therefore, duration should not be solely relied upon to indicate a municipal bond fund’s potential volatility.

Investing in ADRs may have some limitations for investors such as the absence of voting rights. International investments entail risks not ordinarily associated with US investments including fluctuation in currency values, differences in accounting principles, or economic or political instability in other nations.

The information presented is available for financial professional and managed account client use only. It is not intended and should not be construed to be a presentation of information for any mutual fund.

Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) is the asset management division of Macquarie Group. MAM is an integrated asset manager across public and private markets offering a diverse range of capabilities, including real assets, real estate, credit, equities and multi-asset solutions. Macquarie Group refers to Macquarie Group Limited and its subsidiaries and affiliates worldwide. Delaware Funds by Macquarie refers to certain investment solutions that MAM distributes, offers, or advises. Investment advisory services are provided to the Delaware Funds by Delaware Management Company, a series of Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust (MIMBT), a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) registered investment adviser. The Delaware Funds are distributed by Delaware Distributors, L.P., a registered broker/dealer and member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and an affiliate of MIMBT.

Separately managed account advisory services are provided by Delaware Capital Management (DCM), a series of MIMBT.

Other than Macquarie Bank Limited ABN 46 008 583 542 (“Macquarie Bank”), any Macquarie Group entity noted in this document is not an authorised deposit-taking institution for the purposes of the Banking Act 1959 (Commonwealth of Australia). The obligations of these other Macquarie Group entities do not represent deposits or other liabilities of Macquarie Bank. Macquarie Bank does not guarantee or otherwise provide assurance in respect of the obligations of these other Macquarie Group entities. In addition, if this document relates to an investment, (a) the investor is subject to investment risk including possible delays in repayment and loss of income and principal invested and (b) none of Macquarie Bank or any other Macquarie Group entity guarantees any particular rate of return on or the performance of the investment, nor do they guarantee repayment of capital in respect of the investment.

Delaware Capital Management (DCM)

Managed account advisory services are provided by DCM. DCM provides individual investors with access to institutional-quality portfolio management services. DCM is a series of Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust (MIMBT).

Equity

Investment style

Our portfolios tend to have high active share, demonstrating our investment conviction in fundamental analysis and stock selection. We invest across the geographic, capitalization and style spectrums in an effort to find opportunities that matter for clients.

  • Delaware Focus Non-U.S.
  • Delaware Large Cap Growth Equity
  • Delaware Large Cap Value Equity
  • Delaware Small Cap Core Equity
  • Delaware Small Cap Value Equity
  • Delaware Small/Mid-Cap Growth Equity
  • Delaware Smid Cap Growth — Focus Equity (closed to new investors)

Fixed income

Investment style

Using disciplined and rigorous processes, Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) seeks to add value by employing multiple, risk-adjusted strategies incorporating yield curve and duration positioning, sector allocation, and security selection. Our relative return capability is a core style approach managed on a top-down, trend-following basis with a rigorous bottom-up approach to security selection.

Sector allocation

We actively rotate among investment grade taxable fixed income sectors to capture value in spread changes.

Yield curve management

We actively manage maturity structure to capture shifts in the shape of the yield curve.

Duration adjustments

We constrain the duration of client portfolios to a tight band around the duration of the relevant index.

  • Aggregate Duration U.S. Government
  • Intermediate Aggregate Duration U.S. Government
  • Low Duration U.S. Government

MIMBT Form CRS

Form CRS provides information concerning the services offered by DCM, describes associated fees and costs, and conflicts of interest that might affect DCM.

Contact information

Macquarie Asset Management managed account portfolios are accessible through numerous broker/dealer sponsored programs. Individual investors should contact their financial advisors for information on product availability.

For product and service contacts, advisors should contact a representative at 877 693-3546.

The Macquarie Investment Management Smid Cap Growth — Focus Equity (SMA) strategy is closed to new investors. The SMA strategy will remain open to existing investors. Effective at the close of business on March 9, 2012, new investors are no longer able to invest in the SMA strategy.